Historic Map
- Uxbridge, MA - 1880

View of Uxbridge, Worcester
County, M.A., 1880 / drawn & published by H. B. Bigelow.
This bird’s-eye view print of
Uxbridge, Massachusetts was drawn and published by H. B. Bigelow, Beck &
Pauli, Lith. in 1880. Uxbridge was incorporated in 1727 in the
Blackstone River Valley. Its early history revolved around the famous
Taft political family.

A bridge across the river at that
location led to Providence, making Uxbridge a natural stop-over.
Uxbridge received further attention following the construction of the
Blackstone Canal in the early 1800's. The canal conveniently put Uxbridge
midway between Worcester and Providence along the two-day trip.

Uxbridge was an early-on adaptor to manufacturing interests, having a
number of textile and grist mills. When the Providence & Worcester
Railroad was built through town, in the 1840's, the fine woolen and
cotton products produced at the mills of Uxbridge received much notice
and their production increased greatly.

The illustration
includes labeled roads, buildings, waterways and railroad route. There
are featured illustrations of the following:

All reproduction prints are
printed as "museum quality", using advanced ink formulas and durable
museum quality paper. The reproduction prints reflect the state of
repair of the original conserved document. Stains and imperfections
reflected in the original map at the time it was collected for
conservation are left un-retouched, as they reflect the character and
charm of the vintage original. Some major imperfections, such as dark
fold lines have been removed when possible. Maps are printed as ordered
and are not returnable unless received damaged.